frappe/datatable

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1331 stars · 217 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Frappe DataTable is a modern, dependency-light JavaScript library for rendering interactive, editable data tables in the browser. It supports large datasets via row virtualization, inline cell editing, keyboard navigation, and flexible column/row features without requiring jQuery.

Use cases

• render large tables of tabular data in the browser with good performance
• add inline cell editing to a web data grid
• build a sortable, resizable, reorderable table UI
• display thousands of rows without sacrificing performance
• replace jQuery-based datatables like SlickGrid in a modern web app
• add keyboard navigation and cell selection to a table
• show tree-structured rows with inline filters

When to choose

• you need a lightweight, modern datatable without jQuery
• you need to render large row counts with virtualization
• you want inline editing, sorting, and column reordering out of the box
• you're building on the Frappe/ERPNext ecosystem

When to avoid

• you need advanced features like server-side pagination, grouping/aggregation, or pivot tables
• you're working in a non-JavaScript stack (React/Vue wrappers may be needed)
• you need a full spreadsheet experience with formulas

Facets

library · maturity active

ui-components frontend-framework web-development frontend data-visualization browser cross-platform datatable data-grid editable-table javascript no-jquery inline-editing keyboard-navigation large-datasets nodejs

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